Big Tech faces a historic legal showdown. A major trial over social media addiction has begun and could reshape the technology industry. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before a jury for the first time over claims that social media harms young people. His testimony came more than four years after leaked internal documents suggested the company knew its platforms could…

Paramount Skydance plans to lay off about 2,000 U.S. employees starting the week of 27 October as part of a $2 billion cost-cutting initiative under new CEO David Ellison, Variety reported on Saturday. The cuts come just months after Skydance Media completed its $8.4 billion merger with Paramount Global in August. Additional international layoffs are also expected, with full details…